vested

Example Sentences

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"The thing I learned from previous crisis was the British people expect us to be by their side and no vested interest, no powerful interest, will stand in the way of that."

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

He also acquired about 400,000 additional shares by way of a vested stock award.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

While Nvidia reported $6.4 billion of stock-based pay for its income statement last year, it paid out $7.9 billion in cash withholding taxes that became due when employee shares vested.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The Constitution has always provided that the power to declare war is vested in Congress.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

But we too embrace faulty causes, usually at the urging of an expert proclaiming a truth in which he has a vested interest.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt